1/ While large parent companies are helpful in driving initial adoption, they also prevent core teams from making the right decisions for the network when the potential regulatory (=economic) risks become too large.
2/ It's by no accident that the most successful live networks today have been stood up by people with very little to lose and hence little to fear from regulatory pressure. Having "nothing at stake" is crucial in blockchain creation.
3/ Borrowing words from TON's shutdown post, the battle for decentralization is the most important battle of our time. Perhaps now is the time to appreciate the warriors that rushed to the trenches with no fear in their hearts.